This is an essay which describes Christian leadership as the act of influencing people to embrace God’s will for their life, His Church, and for the world.

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This is an essay on the importance and biblical basis of preaching the often neglected scriptural motif of the redemptive value of suffering. How does God use human suffering? Suffering abounds. What purpose does God have in it, if any?

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Scripture alone has the power to transform lives and in accordance with that premise, preaching from Christian pulpits, in order to be transformation, must be intrinsically and deeply rooted in the Scriptures. An expository method of biblical interpretation and delivery is the most effective and sound means of preaching in accordance with this foundational truth. Preaching which transforms lives and honors God should be Expository, Inductive, and Engaging.

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For ministry to be effective and for a local Church to set and attain goals in accordance to God's leading and direction for that local gathering of believers, Pastors and church leaders must be specific in their plans and base those plans on biblical principals rather than pragmatic approaches, the emulation of nearby churches, or other inappropriate means of planning for present ministry and future goals. This essay is a sample strategic ministry plan which argues in favor of planning from biblical principle rather than common pragmatic, results only oriented, models.

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The most common church revitalization themes of the modern era are reinvention through the institution of new methodologies and contemporary worship paradigms. This is not always a wise course of action. In order to bring renewal to a well established and aging church, rearticulating the vision through a reinvestment into the Church Covenant has the ability to revitalize spiritual growth in long term members, facilitate the addition and growth of new members, and build the future while honoring the past .

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